I'm not an Adobe Acrobat expert, but I believe you can significantly reduce file size by options concerning backward compatibility. I believe that the program is up to version 22 or thereabouts. If yo

I think Tempura paint was in use on the Japanese National Railroad's cars for shrimp lading. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

Depressed center flat cars commonly used dual brake systems. While this isn't freight cars, many heavyweight Pullmans had dual cylinder brake systems, each acting on one truck, with a common control v

For those interested, price is $74.95. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

They also offer hog and mule sound effects. Was the Army still using mules during WW II? Alex Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

Thanks for the memories! Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

If the rubber bands aged and broke could you substitute the plastic ties used for some brands of garbage bags? You pull them tight and they lock, you pull out at 90 degrees and they release. I haven't

Are gas holders such as the one in the photo always associated with a manufactured gas plant? Does it follow that they would be obsolete when natural gas took over the market? Alex Schneider Sent from

Does anyone have information whether 4 wheel cabooses were used on any of the NYC Lines (including Big 4, MC, etc.)? To keep it manageable, post WW I. Thanks Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail o

Could the reluctance to ship to destinations outside the US be due to customs, tax and environmental pitfalls? Hiring brokers, accountants and lawyers versed in the rules may be cost prohibitive for s

Tony, are better after market parts available and at what cost? These cars were pretty cheap when they were made and by the time you replace wheels and couplers you are running up the cost to the poin

Another way to remember the Microset / Microsol sequence: Microset is blue - first place. Microsol is red - second place. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

I just sold mine on Ebay. Thinning my herd of "white elephants". Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

I just checked my Ipass account and I was billed for two tolls: Beachline (0.93) and Dallas (0.80), total $1.73, which is what their Toll Road Calculator says I should owe from Semoran Road to the eas

If you have a tollway pass from one of the Eastern states with toll roads, Illinois in my case, you can register your rental car temporarily and bring your transponder. I did need to get a pair of the

I can only answer the last question. At least in the late steam and early diesel era, they were adjacent to the handbrake on cars with brake wheels on the end. Not sure about cars with brake wheels ex

Thanks Ben. I was able to find two pairs in a nearby shop’s old stock. They had plastic wheels, so I set about exchanging them. I discovered that the sideframes hook onto the center frame and sufficie

Thanks, Guy. I have that reference but didn't think to look there. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

Interesting cars. Just out of curiosity, when a car's inside height was stated as 8' 6", was that the minimum by the walls or the average of the minimum and the maximum at the center line? The cubic c

Also listed at Ron's Books and Railroadbooks.biz, but no more information. I'll "let Mikey try it", or wait until it comes to my LHS. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android